Light,
held still.

Editorial portrait in warm natural light — Kinfolk / Issue 52
Brooklyn, NY

(Selected work) 2022–2026

The practice

Lumen / Field is the photographic practice of Mara Vale. We make quiet, tactile images for people, places, and objects with a story worth slowing down for.

Portraiture
Editorial
Interiors

Available worldwide
Based in New York

Selected projects

Four studies in place, texture & light

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Salt / Skin

Editorial, Majorca

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Casa Nuda

Spaces, Oaxaca

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Soft Hours

Portraits, New York

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After the Heat

Travel, Mojave

“The camera is just an excuse
to pay better attention.”

Mara Vale

New commissions / 2026

Have a story
in mind?

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Light,held still.

Salt / Skin

Casa Nuda

Soft Hours

After the Heat

Have a storyin mind?

Light,
held still.

Have a story
in mind?